Calgary Catholic School District

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Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School District No. 1
Calgary Catholic School District
Calgary Catholic School District Logo.svg
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Catholic School Centre (CSSD head offices)
Location
1000 - 5 Avenue SW
Calgary, Alberta
Canada
Coordinates 51°2′57″N114°5′2″W / 51.04917°N 114.08389°W / 51.04917; -114.08389
District information
SuperintendentBryan Szumlas
Chair of the boardMary Martin
Schools117
BudgetCA$613.5 million
Students and staff
Studentsover 59,000
Other information
Elected trusteesMyra D'Souza, wards 1, 2, & Cochrane
Linda Wellman, wards 3, 5, & Airdrie
Pamela Rath, wards 4 & 7
Lory Iovinelli, ward 6 & 8
Shannon Cook, wards 9, 10, & Chestermere
Cathie Williams, wards 11 & 12
Mary Martin, wards 13 & 14
Website www.cssd.ab.ca

Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School District No. 1 or the Calgary Catholic School District (CSSD) is the Roman Catholic separate school board in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It also serves the neighbouring communities of Airdrie, Chestermere, Cochrane and Rocky View County. The CSSD receives funding for students from the provincial government of Alberta.

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History

The district was founded on 18 December 1885 as the Lacombe Roman Catholic School District No. 1 in what was then part of the North West Territories. Its first school, also built in 1885, was St. Mary's, which is the oldest operating school in Calgary (though in a newer building). [1]

Size

The CSSD is second in size (by student count) to the city's main school board, the public Calgary Board of Education (CBE). Unlike the Calgary Board of Education, the territory of the CSSD extends slightly outside the municipal limits of the city.

For the 2020 - 2021 school year, there were over 59,000 students in the CSSD, [2] with 118 schools in total. [3]

Governance

A group of seven elected trustees run the CSSD. Trustees represent wards in the city, as well as neighboring communities. They are elected every three years, in the regular municipal election. In the election, Calgary voters can only vote for a trustee to one (not both) of the two school boards. Voters for the CSSD will include Catholics and non-Catholics who support the Catholic system. The public (CBE) and Catholic (CSSD) systems operate independently of each other, and are both under the direct authority of the provincial government of Alberta. The last election was in October 2017.

Special Programs

Bishop Carroll High School (photo taken in 2006) Bishop Carroll High School 5.jpg
Bishop Carroll High School (photo taken in 2006)
St. Mary's High School (photo taken in 2005) St Mary's High School.jpg
St. Mary's High School (photo taken in 2005)

The CSSD offers a variety of specialized programs, including Advanced Placement, Fine Arts, the Hockey Canada Skills Academy, Home Study, International Baccalaureate, Languages, Single Gender and Year-Round Education. There is also the Self-Directed Learning program at Bishop Carroll High School, which allows students to move through the Alberta curriculum at their own individual pace. [4]

Elementary and Junior High Schools

In Alberta, an elementary school normally teaches Kindergarten to Grade 6, while a junior high school teaches Grades 7–9. Some junior high schools are combined with high schools or elementary schools. Some schools may have French Immersion in Grade 7, 8 or 9. The following list provides information on CSSD elementary and junior high schools. [5]

NameTypeCity/TownGrades
Ascension of Our LordElementary Jr. HighCalgaryK-9
Bishop KiddJr. HighCalgary7-9
Blessed Marie-RoseElementary Jr. HighCalgaryK-9
Blessed Mother TeresaElementaryCalgaryK-6
Christ the KingElementary Jr. HighCalgaryK-9
Corpus ChristiElementaryCalgaryK-6
Don BoscoElementary Jr. HighCalgaryK-9
Father DoucetElementaryCalgaryK-6
Father James WhelihanElementary Jr. HighCalgaryK-9
Father ScollenElementary Jr. HighCalgaryK-9
Guardian AngelElementaryCalgaryK-6
Good ShepherdElementary Jr. HighAirdrieK-8
Holy AngelsElementaryCalgaryK-6
Holy CrossElementary Jr. HighCalgaryK-9
Holy FamilyElementaryCalgaryK-6
Holy NameElementaryCalgaryK-6
Holy SpiritElementaryCochraneK-6
Holy TrinityElementaryCalgaryK-6
John CostelloElementaryCalgaryK-6
Light of ChristElementary Jr. HighCalgaryK-9
Madeleine d'HouetJr. HighCalgary7-9
Mother Mary GreeneElementaryCalgaryK-6
Msgr. A.J. HetheringtonElementaryCalgaryK-6
Msgr. E.L. DoyleElementaryCalgaryK-6
Msgr. J.J. O'BrienElementary Jr. HighCalgaryK-9
Msgr. J.S. SmithElementary Jr. HighCalgaryK-9
Msgr. Neville AndersonElementaryCalgaryK-6
Our Lady of FatimaElementaryCalgaryK-6
Our Lady of LourdesElementary Jr. HighCalgaryK-9
Our Lady of PeaceElementary Jr. HighCalgaryK-9
Our Lady of the AssumptionElementary Jr. HighCalgaryK-9
Our Lady of the EvergreensElementaryCalgaryK-6
Our Lady of the RosaryElementaryCalgaryK-6
Our Lady of WisdomElementaryChestermereK-6
Our Lady Queen of PeaceElementary Jr. HighAirdrieK-8
Sacred HeartElementaryCalgaryK-6
St. Albert the GreatElementary Jr. HighCalgaryK-9
St. AlphonsusElementary Jr. HighCalgaryK-9
St. AmbroseElementary Jr. HighCalgaryK-9
St. AndrewElementaryCalgaryK-6
St. AngelaElementaryCalgaryK-6
St. AnthonyElementaryCalgary4-6
St. AugustineElementary Jr. HighCalgaryK-9
St. BasilElementary Jr. HighCalgaryK-9
St. BedeElementaryCalgaryK-6
St. BenedictElementaryCalgaryK-6
St. BernadetteElementaryCalgaryK-6
St. BonaventureJr. HighCalgary7-9
St. BonifaceElementaryCalgaryK-6
St. BrigidElementary Jr. HighCalgaryK-9
St. CatherineElementaryCalgaryK-6
St. CeciliaElementaryCalgaryK-6
St. ClareElementaryCalgaryK-6
St. CyrilElementary Jr. HighCalgaryK-9
St. DamienElementaryCalgaryK-6
St. DominicElementaryCalgaryK-6
St. Elizabeth SetonElementary Jr. HighCalgaryK-9
St. Gabriel the ArchangelJr. High, High SchoolChestermere7-12
St. GerardElementaryCalgaryK-6
St. GregoryJr. HighCalgary6-9
St. HelenaJr. HighCalgary7-9
St. HenryElementaryCalgaryK-6
St. HubertElementaryCalgaryK-6
St. IsabellaElementary Jr. HighCalgaryK-9
St. JamesElementary Jr. HighCalgaryK-9
St. Jean BrebeufJr. HighCalgary7-9
St. JeromeElementaryCalgaryK-6
St. Joan of ArcElementary Jr. HighCalgaryK-9
St. John Henry NewmanElementary Jr. HighCalgaryK-9
St. John Paul IIElementaryCalgaryK-6
St. John XXIIIElementary Jr. HighCalgaryK-9
St. JosephElementary Jr. HighCalgaryK-9
St. JudeElementaryCalgaryK-6
St. Kateri TekakwithaElementaryCalgaryK-6
St. LukeElementaryCalgaryK-6
St. MargaretElementary Jr. HighCalgaryK-9
St. Maria Goretti SchoolElementaryCalgaryK-6
St. MarkElementaryCalgaryK-6
St. MarthaElementary Jr. HighCalgaryK-9
St. MatthewElementary Jr. HighCalgaryK-9
St. MichaelElementary Jr. HighCalgaryK-9
St. MonicaElementary Jr. HighCalgaryK-9
St. PatrickElementaryCalgaryK-6
St. PeterElementaryCalgaryK-6
St. PhilipElementaryCalgaryK-6
St. Pius XElementaryCalgaryK-6
St. RitaElementaryCalgaryK-6
St. Rose of LimaElementary Jr. HighCalgaryK-9
St. RupertElementaryCalgaryK-6
St. SebastianElementaryCalgaryK-6
St. StephenElementary Jr. HighCalgaryK-9
St. SylvesterElementaryCalgaryK-6
St. Thomas AquinasElementaryCalgaryK-5
St. Thomas MoreElementaryCalgaryK-6
St. Timothy Jr./Sr. High SchoolJr. High/High School Cochrane 7-12
St. Veronica SchoolElementary Jr. HighAirdrieK-7
St. Vincent de PaulElementary Jr. HighCalgaryK-9
St. WilfridElementaryCalgaryK-6
St. WilliamElementaryCalgaryK-6

Senior high schools

In Alberta, a senior high school teaches Grades 10-12 (what other jurisdictions call "secondary schools"). However, some may not teach all three grades. Also, some may also teach earlier grades. The following is a list of CSSD senior high schools. [5]

NameAddressCity/TownGrades
All Saints High School 729 Legacy Village Road SE Calgary 10-12
Bishop Carroll High School 4624 Richard Road S.W.Calgary10-12
Bishop McNally High School 5700 Falconridge Blvd. N.E.Calgary10-12
Bishop O'Byrne High School 500, 333 Shawville Blvd. S.E.Calgary10-12
Father Lacombe High School 3615 Radcliffe Drive S.E.Calgary10-12
Notre Dame High School 11900 Country Village Link N.E.Calgary10-12
Our Lady of Lourdes School1916 2 Street S.W.Calgary1-12
Our Lady of the Rockies High School 111 Haddon Road S.W.Calgary10-12
St. Anne Academic Centre 1010-21 Ave. SECalgary12
St. Francis High School 877 Northmount Drive N.W.Calgary10-12
St. Gabriel The Archangel School197 Invermere Drive Chestermere K-12
St. Martin de Porres High School 410 Yankee Valley Blvd. S.W. Airdrie 9-12
St. Mary's High School 111 - 18 Avenue S.W.Calgary10-12
St. Timothy High School501 Sunset Drive Cochrane 7-12

See also

Notes

  1. "CSSD: Our History". www.cssd.ab.ca.
  2. "Calgary Catholic School District - Dsitrict Operating Budget 2020 - 2021" (PDF). Calgary Catholic School District. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  3. "School And Staff Numbers". Calgary Catholic School District. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  4. "CCSD". www.cssd.ab.ca. Archived from the original on 2016-08-16.
  5. 1 2 "CSSD: Our Schools". www.cssd.ab.ca.

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